Marie d'Agoult : the rebel countess /
Bolster, Richard,
Marie d'Agoult : the rebel countess / Richard Bolster. - New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, ©2000. - 1 online resource (x, 278 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-272) and index.
Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: A Soldier�s Daughter -- Chapter 2: The Fall of Napoleon -- Chapter 3: The Ways of the World -- Chapter 4: Adolescence -- Chapter 5: Marriage French Style -- Chapter 6: The Wind of Revolution -- Chapter 7: Elopement -- Chapter 8: Life with Liszt -- Chapter 9: The Lovers in Italy -- Chapter 10: The Break with Liszt -- Chapter 11: The Career of Writer -- Chapter 12: Autumn Leaves -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Talented and resolutely independent, Marie d'Agoult (1805-76) was one of the most remarkable women of her time. Abandoning her privileged position in society, she eloped with her great love, the pianist and composer Franz Liszt, and later won fame as a writer under the penname Daniel Stern. She published fiction, articles on literature, music, art, and politics, and a history of the revolution of 1848, and she was an eloquent advocate for democracy, the eradication of poverty, and the emancipation of women. Drawing on her memoirs, letters, and other unpublished writings, Richard Bolster's engrossing biography sets Marie d'Agoult's eventful life against a backdrop of dramatic political change in France. Courted by many important figures of her day, she married a nobleman and became a member of the court of Charles X. Her passion for music eventually brought her into contact with Liszt, with whom she moved to Italy and had three children. After their idealistic romance degenerated into disenchantment, d'Agoult returned to Paris, began her writing career, and established a salon for artists, reformers, and freethinkers. Bolster explains how George Sand became d'Agoult's friend and then betrayed her by giving Balzac information about her affair with Liszt, which he used in his novel Beatrix. He concludes with a moving account of d'Agoult's last years.
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Stern, Daniel, 1805-1876.
Stern, Daniel, 1805-1876.
Stern, Daniel, 1805-1876.
1800-1899
Authors, French--19th century--Biography.
Écrivains français--19e siècle--Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Literary.
LITERARY CRITICISM--European--French.
Authors, French.
Electronic books.
Biography
Electronic books.
Biographies.
Biographies.
Biographies.
PQ2152.A38 / Z8454 2000eb
848/.709 B
Marie d'Agoult : the rebel countess / Richard Bolster. - New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, ©2000. - 1 online resource (x, 278 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-272) and index.
Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: A Soldier�s Daughter -- Chapter 2: The Fall of Napoleon -- Chapter 3: The Ways of the World -- Chapter 4: Adolescence -- Chapter 5: Marriage French Style -- Chapter 6: The Wind of Revolution -- Chapter 7: Elopement -- Chapter 8: Life with Liszt -- Chapter 9: The Lovers in Italy -- Chapter 10: The Break with Liszt -- Chapter 11: The Career of Writer -- Chapter 12: Autumn Leaves -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Talented and resolutely independent, Marie d'Agoult (1805-76) was one of the most remarkable women of her time. Abandoning her privileged position in society, she eloped with her great love, the pianist and composer Franz Liszt, and later won fame as a writer under the penname Daniel Stern. She published fiction, articles on literature, music, art, and politics, and a history of the revolution of 1848, and she was an eloquent advocate for democracy, the eradication of poverty, and the emancipation of women. Drawing on her memoirs, letters, and other unpublished writings, Richard Bolster's engrossing biography sets Marie d'Agoult's eventful life against a backdrop of dramatic political change in France. Courted by many important figures of her day, she married a nobleman and became a member of the court of Charles X. Her passion for music eventually brought her into contact with Liszt, with whom she moved to Italy and had three children. After their idealistic romance degenerated into disenchantment, d'Agoult returned to Paris, began her writing career, and established a salon for artists, reformers, and freethinkers. Bolster explains how George Sand became d'Agoult's friend and then betrayed her by giving Balzac information about her affair with Liszt, which he used in his novel Beatrix. He concludes with a moving account of d'Agoult's last years.
9780300137682 (electronic bk.) 0300137680 (electronic bk.) (alk.)
22573/ctt111bg9 JSTOR F5F7EDAB-0C4C-48C4-8A33-7F2694A935D9 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
Stern, Daniel, 1805-1876.
Stern, Daniel, 1805-1876.
Stern, Daniel, 1805-1876.
1800-1899
Authors, French--19th century--Biography.
Écrivains français--19e siècle--Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Literary.
LITERARY CRITICISM--European--French.
Authors, French.
Electronic books.
Biography
Electronic books.
Biographies.
Biographies.
Biographies.
PQ2152.A38 / Z8454 2000eb
848/.709 B